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New Listings in the City of Chicago were up 1.5 percent for detached homes and 0.2 Detached Single-Family Overview 2
percent for attached properties. Listings Under Contract increased 20.8 percent for Attached Single-Family Overview 3
detached homes but decreased 3.5 percent for attached properties.
New Listings 4
The Median Sales Price was up 10.0 percent to $219,999 for detached homes and Closed Sales 5
3.7 percent to $320,000 for attached properties. Months Supply of Inventory
decreased 20.2 percent for detached units and 1.4 percent for attached units.
Under Contract (contingent and pending) 6
Median Sales Price 7
Unemployment rates have remained low throughout 2017, and wages have shown
Average Sales Price 8
improvement, though not always to levels that match home price increases. Yet
housing demand remained incredibly strong in 2017, even in the face of higher Average List Price 9
mortgage rates that are likely to increase further in 2018. Home building and selling Percent of Original List Price Received 10
professionals are both cautiously optimistic for the year ahead. Housing and
economic indicators give reason for this optimism, with or without new federal tax Housing Affordability Index 11
legislation. Market Time 12
Months Supply of Inventory 13
Inventory of Homes for Sale 14
All Properties Market Overview 15
Current as of January 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime.
Detached Single-Family Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for Detached Single-Family Properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 12-2016 12-2017 +/– YTD 2016 YTD 2017 +/–
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Attached Single-Family Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for Attached Single-Family Properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 12-2016 12-2017 +/– YTD 2016 YTD 2017 +/–
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New Listings
A count of the properties that have been newly listed on the market in a given month.
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Closed Sales
A count of the actual sales that have closed in a given month.
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Under Contract
A count of the properties in either a contingent or pending status in a given month.
2,700
2,400
2,100
1,800
1,500
1,200
900
600
300
0
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Median Sales Price
Point at which half of the sales sold for more and half sold for less, not accounting for seller concessions, in a given month.
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Average Sales Price
Average sales price for all closed sales, not accounting for seller concessions, in a given month.
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Average List Price
Average list price for all new listings in a given month.
$550,000
$500,000
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Percent of Original List Price Received
Percentage found when dividing a property’s sales price by its original list price, then taking the average for all properties
sold in a given month, not accounting for seller concessions.
94.8% 94.4% 95.6% 96.2% 95.1% 95.4% 95.7% 96.5% 97.1% Mar-2017 96.9% + 1.8% 97.0% + 0.1%
93.2% 93.1% 94.0%
Apr-2017 95.2% - 0.3% 97.5% + 0.3%
May-2017 96.1% - 0.8% 98.0% + 0.7%
Jun-2017 96.5% + 0.1% 97.9% + 0.7%
Jul-2017 96.6% + 0.6% 97.5% + 0.1%
Aug-2017 95.2% - 0.4% 97.3% + 0.6%
Sep-2017 94.7% - 0.4% 96.8% + 0.7%
Oct-2017 94.4% - 0.0% 96.3% + 0.4%
Nov-2017 94.7% + 1.3% 96.5% + 0.7%
2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 Dec-2017 94.8% + 1.8% 96.2% + 0.7%
-0.1% +1.8% +1.3% +0.7% +1.1% +0.3% +0.8% +0.6% Average 95.4% + 0.3% 97.1% + 0.6%
Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family
Historical Percent of Original List Price Received Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family
100%
98%
95%
93%
90%
88%
85%
83%
80%
78%
75%
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Housing Affordability Index
This index measures housing affordability for the region. For example, an index of 120 means the median household income was 120%
of what is necessary to qualify for the median-priced home under prevailing interest rates. A higher number means greater affordability.
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Market Time
Average number of days between when a property is listed and when an offer is accepted in a given month.
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Months Supply of Inventory
The inventory of homes for sale at the end of a given month, divided by the average monthly pending sales from the last 12 months.
18
16
14
12
10
2
1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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Inventory of Homes for Sale
The inventory of homes for sale at the end of a given month, divided by the average monthly pending sales from the last 12 months.
17,000
15,000
13,000
11,000
9,000
7,000
5,000
3,000
1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017
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All Properties Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for all properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 12-2016 12-2017 +/– YTD 2016 YTD 2017 +/–
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